“It took 10 months for me to realize that she didn’t care at all. She didn’t care for 10 months. She might have acted like she cared maybe three weeks when the kids were born, but that was it,” Corey told his dad. “She screwed it up. I ain’t going to sit here and put myself through pain just because she screwed up.”

“But you have ruled out down the road maybe something?” Corey’s dad asked.

“No. There’s always a chance,” he said. “You never know.”

“It’s your life to live,” his dad replied. “I don’t blame you. I just hate it, but I don’t blame you for feeling like you do. I just wish it had been better. I was hoping for a happy ending.”